March 2013

September 23, 2012

Freedom

My journey to finding God has been a long, tortuous route spanning decades. So many scriptures advise us that God’s will is done in His time, and that is so true looking back on how I finally arrived at freedom and truth in my life. God has been working on me and for me since childhood, patiently waiting for me to open my heart and eyes to his Word.

I committed a lot of sins during the 45 years it took me to pay attention. Some were intentional, some not. I hurt a few people along the way, including myself. I never thought there was any way to assuage the guilt I felt for my actions until I came to know Jesus. The simple truth is that when you believe in God and that Jesus died to take away the sins of the world, you become free.

The Freedom Workshop further reinforced this basic truth, plus it gave us the tools to fight the enemy and stay strong in our faith. I learned how to call out to God and Jesus in times of weakness, and not to believe the inner voices of temptation and insecurity. I learned to pray daily and listen to God’s voice by reading relationally in the Bible. I HAVE been transformed into to a new person by changing the way I think and act. I also discovered there is strength in being with other Christians and that isolation is a tool of the sinful nature.

Finally, I have learned that if God could wait patiently for me to come to him, I must also be enduring and trust that whatever I ask for sincerely will come to pass in time. God wants us to succeed in coming to His Glory some day. He loves us, you see….